Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-19
A MODERN MIRACLE.
WONDERFUL RESTORATION TO
HEALTH OF A LIFELONG ]
IN y INVALID. {
A Bed-Ridden Woman Who Ayers
That the Savior STOOD by Her
Bedside.
She Fortells That on Certain Day
She Will Either Die or Recover,
and On That Day Receivers. y K
Correspondence Of the Enqulrer.I ]


WEST SONORA, o., April 28, 1887
About one mile west of this place lives
Peter Fowble, farmer. His daught-
er. Miss Sarah M. FOwble, has been
afflicted with spinal disease dating from
infancy, and has been drawn alto
gether out Of shape, her limbs being
drawn in the shape Of bows For
more than eight years Miss Fowble has
been bed-ridden invalid, suffering in
describable agonies. About thirteen
months ago blindness set in, and lat
terly deafness and loss of speech, and
she was able to converse only in faint
whisper. She retained, however, a
clear and vigorous mind. On the
morning of March 10Th she told her
friends that the Sovior had appeared to
her during the night and proclaimed
that He would come again on the 18th
and either take her spirit to realms of
glory or restore her to health. The
18th was the anniversary of her thirty
sixth year. She looked forward to the
time with great uncertainty as to what
would be her final disposition. On the
morning of the 18th her sufferings
were greater than at any time during
the previous eight years. Hemorrhage
of the lungs set in and she bled pro-
fusely at the mouth and became mo-
mentarily weaker. Friends and neigh
bors who had gathered around her bed
side thought her last moments had
come, when suddenly there came. over
her great physical change. Her eyes
opened with a great brilliancy, her
crooked limbs became straight, as also
did her bent form, and, to the great as
tonishment of all present, including
one minister of the gospel, Rev. M.
Huddle, she satup in bed for the first
time in eight long years, and spoke in a
voice clear and distinct, asking the
minister to join her in singing her
favorite hymn. The next day, feeling
well and strong, she arose from her bed
and walked with no difficulty. Last
Sunday was the day previously an
nouncedj for a public explanation of
this wonderful phenomenon.
The day opened bright and clear and
very large assemblage ofpeople came,
some from quite distance, to the little
hamlet of West Sonora to satisfy them
selves of the truth of this wonderful
case of restoration. Room in the church
being inadequate to accommodate the
crowd, the chufch-yard was nearly
filled with people. The doors and win
dows Of thesehaFeh were thrown open
and were close packed by those on the
outside eager to catch sentence from
the statements made by Miss FOwble,
as she spoke from the pulpit, giving a
full history Other lifes sufferings and
final restoration to health. She spoke
for half an hour, giving a full history
of her case, saying that she had prayed
to God for many years, not for health,
neither for death to relieve her of her
terrible sufferlngs, but she had prayed
for guidance through the path of right
eousness. She further stated that the
Savior commanded her to go and make
known to her friends of His being pres
ent and restoring her; also saying that
she should remain onsearth for o while
to make kfiowntlie miracle. She said
she did not know for what length of
time her time on earth will be prolong-
ed, perhaps only for few days, a few
weeks or months, or maybe few years.
She inclines to the belief that her time
will be short. She spoke with clear
voice, saying that her voice is very
strong, although beseiged by visitors
from all parts of the country and con-
tinually answering questions and tell
ing her story. After the singing OF a
hymn in d clear, strong voice by Miss
Fowble, benediction was pronounced
by Rev. S. Huddle and the congrega-
tion was dismissed, everybody appear,
ing to be much impressed by what they
had heard and seen. b